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Chesterfield play host to Carlisle United at Recreation Ground on Wednesday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 25 wins out of 33 previous matches.
The last time the two teams met at Chesterfield was back in February 2001, over five years ago, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League Division Three match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2000/2001 | Tue 20 Feb | Chesterfield | 1-1 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 12 Sep | Carlisle Utd. | 2 - 4 | Chesterfield | LGE2 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 21 Mar | Chesterfield | 2 - 1 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 18 Nov | Carlisle Utd. | 0 - 2 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 13 Jan | Carlisle Utd. | 1 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 19 Aug | Chesterfield | 3 - 0 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE1 |
| 1994/1995 | Tue 02 May | Chesterfield | 1 - 2 | Carlisle Utd. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Chesterfield's home form is most definitely relegation standard, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While Spireites have scored 5, a worringly large 16 have been leaked at the other end.
Carlisle Utd.'s away form is none too clever either, unbeaten in their last six, consisting of three wins and three draws. Those games have seen the Cumbrians pummel 12 goals, and let in 2.
Chesterfield are leading the way in the Coca-Cola League One, with their 1 games giving them a return of 3 points. Carlisle Utd. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 3 from their 1 games so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 7 |
| Carlisle Utd. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Recreation Ground for the Spireites and the Madmen are unable to see past Carlisle Utd. claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chesterfield | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 10 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Carlisle Utd. | Undefeated in last 6 away games. 4 games since last defeat. |
